Collected Item: “COVID-19 Contact Tracing Notice - Healthcare Worker”
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Notice - Healthcare Worker
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Email. It was an email sent to my brother sent by his (our) university, The University of Melbourne.
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This was an email sent to my brother, who is a third year Doctor of Optometry student at the University of Melbourne. One of his classmates had tested positive for Covid-19, and he had been in the same lab room doing practicals together during this time. His whole class was asked to self-isolate for a two-week period, and his exams for the semester were pushed back as well. Although he does no directly deal with Covid-19 related patients, as a healthcare worker, he must come in close contact with people on a greater basis than almost any other profession. He isolated for the required period and was tested twice, thankfully with a negative result both times. Each test required 1-2 days turnaround. This object shows the steps organisations are taking to ensure proper contact tracing and in taking care both their patients and students. It also shows how healthcare workers, who come in close physical contact with others, are inherently at high risk and need to be extra careful not to catch or spread diseases. HIST30060.
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#contacttracing, #healthcare, #worker, #doctor, #ppe, #testing, #optometry, #quarantine
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University of Melbourne
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2020-07-23